The first week's results are in!  Congratulations to everyone on their progress this week!  An extra round of applause to our first week leaders:  greeneyedtrillian and biggest looser wannabe!  Impressive results!  If possible, I would encourage all of you to send me emails of things you are doing to help yourself progress so I can post them in the blog as well.


Each week, I will update the Current Leaders list on the right hand side of the page based on that week's results.  I will only post pounds lost and the percentage.  I am using your first weigh-in number as the base line.  To calculate percentage lost, I am dividing total pounds lost by initial weight.

Now that we have a group to start with, here's how the blog will work.  I will post an update weekly of our individual progress.  I would also like you to use this as a site to help you motivate yourself toward success:

Today's the day! Make sure you send me an email today with your username so I can post results and maintain your privacy. Just to be clear, when I say "post results," what I mean is that the only things I will be posting are usernames, pounds lost, and percentage of weight lost for that week. No real weights will be involved.

I am so glad so many of you have decided to join us in this adventure. The reality is that every pound lost by any of us represents a step toward freedom, health, and happiness for everyone. From personal experience, I can honestly say that I know that weight has had a huge impact on the way I see myself, how I treat myself, and how I treat others. I have found that engaging in this program has really given me a sense of control over my life and how I feel about the direction my life is taking. I can only hope that you will experience the same sense of liberation. Good luck to us all!

Alright, folks, it's time to get this party started.  Here's what you need to do to join our challenge:

1. Contact Sheri Kunkel and give her your entry fee - $20 per person.
2. Email Clayn Lambert (lambclay@isu.edu) with your username.  You don't have to use your real name as your username, but I need to know who is who.  A simple email with your real identity and your username is enough.  All submissions will be kept completely confidential.
3. Visit the blog site (http://losing-to-win-2010.blogspot.com) on Friday and submit your first weigh in.
4. Invite anyone else you know who might be interested in joining us to follow the same process you just did.
5. Lose weight, have fun, and enjoy living a healthy lifestyle!!

The $20 entry fee will be held by Sheri Kunkel, the administrative assistant for the General Education Department.

Her contact information is as follows:

Office Address:  RFC Complex 362, Campus Stop 8380
Office Phone:  (208) 282-3597